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mission
Close ✕GRAIL (Ebb and Flow)
Two spacecraft flying in formation mapped the Moon’s gravity field to a precision no other body has. Orbiter, operated by NASA of United States. Robotic.
No recorded place · 2011-09-10 – 2012-01-01
Lunar mission
Operated byNASA · United States
ClassOrbiter · robotic
Outcomesuccess
Launched2011-09-10
Arrived2012-01-01
PositionThis mission did not reach the surface. It has no position because it never had one.
Connections
- operated by NASA — GRAIL (Ebb and Flow) was flown by NASA.
Mission history61 missions · 1959 → 2026 · 2 planned
1145 objects · 280 located (1 withheld pending verification) · 865 unlocated · No relief basemap · marks drawn only from sourced coordinates